Netherlands, Politician
March 22,
1932 – February, 8, 2014.
Else "Els" Borst-Eilers ( 22 March 1932 – 8 February 2014) was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. She served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002 in the Cabinets Kok I and II and also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 3 August 1998 until 22 July 2002 in the Second purple cabinet. For the election of 1998 she was the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) and served as Leader of the Democrats 66 from 15 February 1998 until 30 May 1998. The Democrats 66 lost ten seats and Borst became the Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in House of Representatives serving from 19 May 1998 until 30 May 1998 and as a Member of the House of Representatives from 19 May 1998 until 3 August 1998. She retired from politics in 2002. In retirement Borst was murdered on 8 February 2014 by a mentally unstable man.
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